The Exterminator (1980)
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- R
- 1h 44min
- Action, Crime
- 19 Sep 1980 (USA)
- Movie
A man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York City. The man (Robert Ginty) then transforms into a violent killer, turning New York City into a great war zone, and Christopher George is the only one to stop him.
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Cast verified as complete
Christopher George | ... |
Detective James Dalton
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Samantha Eggar | ... |
Dr. Megan Stewart
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Robert Ginty | ... |
John Eastland
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Steve James | ... |
Michael Jefferson
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Tony DiBenedetto | ... |
Chicken Pimp
(as Toni Di Benedetto)
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Dick Boccelli | ... |
Gino Pontivini
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Patrick Farrelly | ... |
CIA Agent Shaw
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Michele Harrell | ... |
Maria Jefferson
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David Lipman | ... |
The State Senator from New Jersey
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Cindy Wilks | ... |
Candy
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Dennis Boutsikaris | ... |
Frankie
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Roger Grimsby | ... |
Roger Grimsby
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Judy Licht | ... |
Judy Licht
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Stan Getz | ... |
Self - Saxophone
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George Cheung | ... |
Vietcong Leader
(as George Lee Cheung)
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Phil Chong | ... |
Vietcong Garrottee
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Bill Saito | ... |
Vietcong AK-47
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Kenny Endoso | ... |
Vietcong Fire Gag
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John Hauk | ... |
U.S. Leader
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Kirk Dangler | ... |
U.S. Radioman
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Clay Wright | ... |
U.S. Pilot
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Paul G. Hensler | ... |
Captured U.S. Soldier
(as Paul Hensler)
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John L. Fitzgerald | ... |
Mr. Hoffman
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Frank Ferrara | ... |
Collector #1
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Tony Munafo | ... |
Collector #2
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Ned Eisenberg | ... |
Marty
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Irwin Keyes | ... |
Bobby
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Antonia French | ... |
Jefferson's Daughter
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Dwouane Wilson | ... |
Jefferson's Son
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Tina Fasano | ... |
Party Girl #1
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Tina Austin | ... |
Party Girl #2
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Arol Buntzman | ... |
Plainclothes Cop
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Santos Morales | ... |
Police Captain
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Charles McCarthy | ... |
'TV' Cop
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Cathy Tolbert | ... |
Pontivini's Girlfriend
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Tony Farentino | ... |
Lawyer
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Ralph Monaco | ... |
Bartender
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Evelyn Neal | ... |
Lorraine
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Earl Anderson Jr. | ... |
Truck Driver
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Greg Sherry | ... |
Maitre D'
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Louis Edmonds | ... |
CIA Chief
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Vonnabelle Roocke | ... |
Times Square Whore
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Sullivan Walker | ... |
Drug Pusher
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Lou David | ... |
Leaflet Man
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Lloyd Scott | ... |
Sax Player
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Tom Everett | ... |
Hotel Clerk
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Christopher Brenner | ... |
Chicken Boy
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Lawrence Yampolsky | ... |
TV Cameraman #1
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Victor Johannis | ... |
TV Cameraman #2
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Gerald M. Kline | ... |
Massage Parlor Cop
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Paul Farentino | ... |
Message Cop
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Caryn West | ... |
Jalon
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Mark Buntzman | ... |
Burping Ghoul
(as The Producer)
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Webster Whinery | ... |
Sammy
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Zoya Leporska | ... |
Mugged Woman
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Rob King | ... |
Motorcyclist
(as Robert King)
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Theodore Kubiak | ... |
CIA Agent #2
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Sean O'Rinn | ... |
Uniform Cop #4
(as Sean O'Rynn)
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John Ashland | ... |
SWAT #1
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Joe Duquette | ... |
SWAT #2
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Brendan Elliot | ... |
SWAT #3
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Robert Turner | ... |
SWAT #4
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Ryan Hilliard | ... |
SWAT #5
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Roger Caine | ... |
Worker (uncredited)
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Stanley Greene | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Samuel L. Jackson | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Peter Jeffries | ... |
Tony (uncredited)
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Jon Lonoff | ... |
Hippie in Battery Park (uncredited)
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Bryce Guy Williams | ... |
Mafia Thug (uncredited)
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Directed by
James Glickenhaus |
Written by
James Glickenhaus | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Mark Buntzman | ... | producer |
Music by
Joe Renzetti |
Cinematography by
Robert M. Baldwin | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Corky O'Hara |
Editorial Department
Sara Bolder | ... | assistant editor |
Lori Kornspun | ... | assistant editor |
David Block | ... | colorist (uncredited) |
Casting By
Joel Segal |
Production Design by
William De Seta |
Set Decoration by
Ted Glass |
Makeup Department
Michal Bigger | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
Thomas R. Burman | ... | special makeup effects: Vietnam sequence (as Tom Burman) |
Graham Meech-Burkestone | ... | makeup artist: Vietnam sequence (as Graham Meech) |
Stan Winston | ... | special makeup effects: Vietnam sequence |
James Cummins | ... | lab technician: Stan Winston crew (uncredited) |
Vincent Prentice | ... | special makeup effects: Stan Winston crew (uncredited) |
Production Management
Lester Berman | ... | production executive: Vietnam sequence |
Norman Berns | ... | production executive: New York |
Carl Clifford | ... | unit manager |
J. Boyce Harman Jr. | ... | executive in charge of production (as J. Boyce Harman) |
Gerrit van der Meer | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Linda Civitello | ... | second assistant director: Vietnam sequence |
Patrick Crowley | ... | assistant director: Vietnam sequence (as Pat Crowley) |
Stephen A. Glanzrock | ... | second assistant director (as Steve Glanzrock) |
Jane Hershcopf | ... | assistant director |
Mark Slater | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
Peter Bankins | ... | property master: Vietnam sequence (as Mick Bankins) |
Michael Curry Sr. | ... | set builder (as Michael Curry) |
Paul G. Hensler | ... | art director: Vietnam sequence (as Paul Hensler) |
Scott Moore | ... | property master |
Michael Nozik | ... | assistant property |
Brad Sergi | ... | assistant set dresser |
Thomas Doran | ... | storyboard artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Anthony J. Ciccolini III | ... | supervising sound editor |
Cari Comart | ... | sound editor |
Bill Daly | ... | sound |
Andy Federman | ... | assistant sound editor |
Bernard Hayden | ... | sound editor |
James Hebron | ... | sound assistant (as Jim Hebron) |
Henry Jedda | ... | assistant sound editor |
Dan Lieberstein | ... | sound editor |
Gilberto Costa Nunes | ... | assistant sound editor (as Gilberto Costa-Nunes) |
Chris Roe | ... | boom operator (as Christopher Roe) |
Bruce Staple | ... | re-recording mixer |
Anne Stein | ... | assistant sound editor |
Julie Tanser | ... | sound editor |
Mel Zelniker | ... | re-recording mixer (as Mel Zelnicker) |
Special Effects by
Paul Stewart | ... | special effects: Vietnam sequence |
Stunts
Cliff Cudney | ... | stunt coordinator |
Ted Duncan | ... | stunt coordinator: Vietnam sequence |
Jack Gill | ... | stunts: opening high fall |
Jery Hewitt | ... | stunts: closing high fall (as Jerry Hewitt) |
Julius LeFlore | ... | stunt double: Jefferson (as Julius La Flore) |
Jim Lovelett | ... | stunts: dog fight |
Michael Rafferty | ... | stunts: motorcycle chase |
William Vanderveen | ... | stunts: motorcycle jump |
Camera and Electrical Department
Sam Bender | ... | gaffer |
Bob Duncan | ... | additional still photographer |
Rick Foster | ... | second unit photographer: Vietnam sequence |
Phil Heath | ... | Rigging grip |
Miguel Jimenez | ... | electrician |
Richard Jones | ... | key grip: Vietnam sequence (as Dick Jones) |
Eric Liebowitz | ... | additional still photographer |
Richard Mauro | ... | electrician |
Joseph Montgomery | ... | second unit photographer: Vietnam sequence (as Joe Montgomery) |
Rick Raphael | ... | second unit photographer: Vietnam sequence |
Nestor Reyes | ... | apprentice grip |
Roosevelt Roberts | ... | key grip |
Richard Ross | ... | additional still photographer |
Harvey Rubin | ... | camera operator: high speed photography |
Michael Smith | ... | still photographer |
John Sosenko | ... | first assistant camera |
Douglas Sutton | ... | best boy (as Doug Sutton) |
Jeff Victor | ... | clapper loader |
Gregory Peters | ... | electrician: Los Angeles (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dianne Finn-Chapman | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Barbara Hause | ... | assistant wardrobe |
Bernadette O'Brien | ... | wardrobe: Vietnam sequence |
Location Management
Betsy Pollock | ... | location coordinator: Vietnam sequence |
Music Department
Jack K. Tillar | ... | music editor (as Jack Tillar) |
Script and Continuity Department
Glenna Ross | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
William Curry | ... | transportation captain (as Bill Curry) |
Additional Crew
David Alexander | ... | production assistant: Vietnam sequence |
Murri Barber | ... | assistant to producer |
Patricia Baum | ... | unit publicist |
Nan Bernstein Freed | ... | production coordinator (as Nan Bernstein) |
Al Cerullo | ... | helicopter pilot: New York (as Al Cerullo Jr.) |
Edith DeLuca | ... | production office coordinator |
Paris Jamal | ... | dailies transfer: Magno Sound (as Paris G. Jamal) |
Steve James | ... | fight consultant |
Genie Joseph | ... | production assistant |
Robin Lerner | ... | production assistant |
Patricia Motyka | ... | script supervisor: Vietnam sequence |
Nate Ranger | ... | production assistant |
Sandra Smith | ... | production secretary |
Terry Smulen | ... | production office coordinator: Vietnam sequence |
Jerry Sykes | ... | production assistant |
Shelley Vebber | ... | production office coordinator: Vietnam sequence |
Michael Edmund Fitzgerald | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- AVCO Embassy Pictures (1980) (United States) (theatrical)
- Alpha Films (1980) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1980) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Joy Pack Film (1980) (Japan) (theatrical)
- New World-Mutual (1980) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Filmverleih (1981) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Home Box Office (HBO) (1981) (United States) (tv) (pay television)
- Thorn EMI Video Australia (1981) (Australia) (VHS)
- Filmes Ocidente (1981) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- PAC Distribuzione S.r.l. (1981) (Italy) (theatrical) (thru Warner Bros.)
- Succéfilm AB (1981) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1981) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Arbitrage (1984) (Finland) (VHS)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (1983) (Japan) (VHS)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (1983) (United States) (VHS)
- Intervision Video (1984) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Novio A/S (1982) (Norway) (VHS)
- Omaxi (1983) (Finland) (VHS)
- Thorn-Emi Video (1982) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Video Sales Network (1982) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Videomax (Mexico) (VHS)
- Video Tape Center (VTC) (1986) (Finland) (VHS) (distributed by)
- Videotrage (1986) (Finland) (VHS)
- Kinosto (1985) (Finland) (theatrical)
- ABM Group (1997) (Canada) (VHS)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (1997) (United States) (VHS) (for Starmaker Entertainment)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- Madison Home Video (1999) (Germany) (DVD)
- United Video (1999) (Germany) (DVD)
- Synergy Films (2000) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Future Film (2001) (Finland) (DVD)
- H.O.M. Vision (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Star Media Entertainment (2002) (Norway) (DVD)
- Atlantic Film (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Creative Axa Co. Ltd. (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- Arrow Video (2011) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Synapse Films (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2012) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray)
- Indaco Pictures (2014) (Italy) (Blu-ray)
- NSM Records (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- NSM Records (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- Indaco Pictures (2021) (Italy) (digital)
- Amsell Entertainment (1996) (World-wide)
- North American Pictures (2011) (World-wide)
- Renaissance Content Group (2023) (United States) (tv) (AVOD)
- Rialto Distribution (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment (1995) (United States)
- Tango Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Tango Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD) (UMD)
- Troma Entertainment (2023) (World-wide)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- B.F. Goodrich Co. (special thanks)
- Dictaphone (special thanks)
- EFX Unlimited (opticals)
- Eastern Producers Payments Inc. (production service)
- Famous Amos (special thanks)
- General Camera Corporation (cameras supplied by)
- Jack Daniels (special thanks)
- Joy Todd Casting (casting)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA) (approval certificate) (no. 26176)
- Schaefer Brewing Company (special thanks)
- Talent Payments (production service)
- Union Carbide (special thanks)
- White Rock (special thanks)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
When John Eastland's best friend, Michael Jefferson, is mugged and left permanently crippled, he decides to do something about it. Jefferson had saved Eastland's life in Vietnam and now it's time for Eastland to get revenge for his friend. Using his old Army gear he sets out on a crusade to clean up the streets of New York using the name "The Exterminator."
Written by David Bongo |
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Taglines | A one man army. A new kind of soldier in a new kind of war. [Video] [Australia] See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $2,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The Vietnam sequence cost $400,000 to film, which was 20% of the movie's budget of $2 million. See more » |
Goofs | When John Eastman feeds the guy into the meat mincer the guy is fully clothed but the minced meat slopping onto the floor has no clothing remnants in it. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Hopscotch/It's My Turn/Loving Couples/The Elephant Man/Motel Hell (1980). See more » |
Soundtracks | Heal It See more » |
Crazy Credits | "The producer" is credited as burping ghoul See more » |
Quotes |
John Eastland:
If you're lying, I'll be back. See more » |